Bolingbroke (ˈbɒlɪŋˌbrʊk) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See Henry IV the surname of Henry IV of England |
| 2. | Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. 1678--1751, English politician; fled to France in 1714 and acted as secretary of state to the Old Pretender; returned to England in 1723. His writings include A Dissertation on Parties (1733--34) and Idea of a Patriot King (1738) |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |